In This Issue . . . Spring Break No School Classes

Parent Meeting. . . . .
There will be a meeting for
parents interested in College
Credit Plus, which is replacing
the post-secondary education
option (PSEO) and redefines dual
enrollment programs for any students grades 7-12. Eligible students can take a course and earn
high school and college credit that
appears on both the high school
and college transcripts.
There is no cost for the student to
participate in College Credit Plus
when the student is enrolled in a
public college or university.
Students choosing to enroll in a
participating private college or
university might incur costs.
Students interested in participating in College Credit Plus must
see their school counselor for full
details. April 1 is the deadline for
applying for the College Credit
Plus program.
A required informational meeting will take place on Tuesday,
March 17th at 6:30 p.m. at
Southview in the Performing Arts
Center to outline the details of
this program. All interested
students and parents must attend.
Math Counts
The Timberstone MathCounts
team competed Saturday ,
February 7th at the University of
Toledo in their regional
competition. The Team was comprised of 8th grader Samie Kummar, 7th graders Lucas Su and
Marilla Hulls and 6th grader
Amaan Omer. Also competing
as Individuals were 6th graders
Logan Farschman and Neeraja
Dave and 8th grader Usman
Khan.
All students had a great time competing and put their math skills to
the ultimate test. Our highest
place finisher was 6th grader
Logan Farschman who placed
30th out of 139 competitors. Congratulations to the MathCounts
team for all their work this season.
March 2015
In This Issue . . .
Math Counts
Current 6th GradersTdap Shot
Educator of the Year
Spelling Bee
Power of the Pen
District I Honors
DynaCal Users
Student Activities
Honor Roll
Grade Cards
Student Council
Paws Award
Book Fair
Celebration of
Creativity
District News
Spring Break
No School
April 3, 2015
through
April 10,2015
Classes Resume
Monday,
April 13, 2015
Lastly, we are also fortunate
enough to support our athletics. With the assistance of our
athletic director, we are consistently assessing our uniform
The Timberstone Parents Organization
needs by means of safety and
would like to sincerely thank all of
function ability.
those parents who sold concessions
and admissions during our football,
As this year begins to wind
volleyball, wrestling, boys’ and girls’
down, please consider joining
basketball seasons and the upcoming
us at a parent club meeting!!
track season. We would not be able to
There are several opportunities
operate our concession sales as sucto get involved next year with
cessfully as we do without your valuthe new Parent Club board!!
able help. Concession sales are the
main source of income for our Parents Organization. As a result of this
income, we are able to financially support a number of activities and support
our teachers as well.
Timberstone Parent
Organization
During the 2014/2015 school year, the
Timberstone Parents Organization purchased 15 chrome books and a cart to
enhance the learning in the classroom.
We have also been able to provide
families with a school directory, twice
congratulate our children who have
achieved a 3.5 gpa during the first two
quarters with an ice cream reward at
lunch, thank our staff and teachers
with lunches, offer spirit wear to the
families of Timberstone during our
spirit wear sale at the beginning of the
school year, support the Sylvania
School District Parent School Council,
and organize two 6th grade activity
nights. We are also very proud that we
are able to financially support our
teachers, as they need assistance to
provide their students with fantastic
curriculum. We are committed to this
each and every school year!
(Cont’d next column)
Spelling Bee
The Lucas County Spelling
Bee was held February 17th
and the Timberstone participants performed extremely
well.
Congratulations to: Emilie
Jump, Amy Dong, Alishbah
Shoib and Lauren Smith.
Emilie Jump will advance to
the next round on March 14th
at Owens Community College.
Good Luck Emilie!
3rd Quarter Grades
The third quarter will end on
March 27th. The grades that
the students earned during the
third quarter will be posted on
PowerSchool on April 9th.
The Powerschool grades will
contain a percentage grade as
well as a letter grade. This
percentage provides parents
and students with a clear picture
of academic progress.
If students are not on track to
pass a core area, conferences
will be set up to discuss the
academic progress.
District I Honors
Orchestra
The students representing
Timberstone at the 2015
District I Honors Festival
on February 15 were:
Katherine Barricklow,
Megan Peng,Lexi Hough,
Gary Sung, Eric Anderson,
Nirmiti Shah, Kenny Zhang,
Maya Topoleski, Marilla
Hulls, Vedika Singhania
and Mariah Northington.
Track News
Track News
The track season will begin
Wednesday, March 11th. Practice
will be held from 3:00-4:00 pm at
Timberstone. The track practice
schedule will be distributed on the
first day of practice. Please be
dressed to run both inside and outside. If your child is in the 7th or 8th
grade and is interested in being a
member of the Timberstone track
team, encourage him/her to listen for
announcements.
March 30 -Bowling Green (Home)
April 15 - Springfield
(Away)
April 17 - Sylvania Invitational
April 20 - Anthony Wayne (Home)
April 22 - Perrysburg
(Home)
April 29 - McCord
(Away)
May 4 - Napoleon
(Away)
May 6 - Gateway
(Home)
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
*Schedule is subject to change due to facility availability
issues or inclement weather
NLL Track Championships @ Napoleon on May 11 and
12th — Times TBA
This is a great junior high sport for
both boys and girls. Students compete
individually as well as with a team.
**All athletes must have
their physicals by the start of
practice.
Band News. . . . . .
Mandatory Track
Informational
Meeting
Mandatory track meeting for
athletes will occur on March16th
at 6:00 pm in the Timberstone
cafeteria. This meeting is for
parents and athletes. The coaches
will talk about the season and
their expectations for the athletes.
Winter Band concert is scheduled for March 19. This
performance will feature the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade bands.
Concert is at SVHS and begins at 7:30pm. Musician report
time is 7:00pm. Dress for the concert is Black Pants, Black
dress shoes, and white dress shirt/top. Come celebrate
music in our schools month!
All band members are performing at an excellent
level! We would like to encourage all of our students to
consider private study! Private study offers your musician
the chance to work with a specialist on your musician's instrument, a chance to catch up/be challenged/forge ahead,
play music outside of school, and further the musical journey. Contact Mrs. Knowles
([email protected]) or Mrs. Wilson
([email protected]) for contact information for
local private instructors.
District I Honors Festival
Congratulations to Leah Burke for being accepted to the
OMEA District I JH Honors Band. Leah will be working
with Mr. David Vitale of North Royalton, Ohio and over
100 other junior high school musicians. The concert was
Sunday, February 15 at 2:30pm at Toledo's Stranahan
Theater.
Student Council News . . . . . . .
This year Student Council has been busy spending the money that has been donated through Box Tops
and Kroger Rewards. Please continue to support us, as this money has helped to fund the following:
1/2 a chrome cart with 30 chrome books (joint effort with PTO)
60 extra pairs of headphones for use with Chrome Books
120 extra mouse devices for use with the Chrome Books
3,800 water bottles for PARCC testing days
A book laminating device for the library-to help prolong the life of our books
A Pizza Reward Party-Mrs. Estep’s A+
Candy for Box Top Collection Prizes-various A+ classes in each grade and more. . . .
Upcoming Events. . . . . .
March 17th—Let’s Celebrate St. Patricks’s Day-Wear Green
March 25th—Box Top Collection and Student Council Meeting
TBD—Box Top Collection
TBD—Beat the Winter Blues Day—Wear your favorite, school appropriate warm
weather attire!!
Educator of the Year
Educator of the Year nomination forms are available
in each school office. The purpose of the Educator of
the Year program is to recognize an outstanding contribution of time, talent, and/or effort to Sylvania
Schools. Historically, Educator of the Year nominees
possess a number of characteristics and attitudes that
set them apart from their colleagues or other school
volunteers. Nominees are competent, caring individuals who time and again go out of their way to make a
positive impact on youth. To help the selection committee better understand how your nominee meets
these high standards, please provide specific examples of how he or she has made an impact on young
people. In addition to those specific objective comments, also include your impressions of what makes
this individual such a special person. Nominations
must be returned to the Schools Communications Office in the Administration Building no later than
May11, 2015. More information about the awards is
available online at :
http://www.sylvania.k12.oh.us. This site also includes the nomination form.
Book Fair
March 16-20, 2015
In the Library
7:30 am 3:30 pm
Counselor News . . . . .
Career Development in the 7th and 8th Grade Classrooms
What do you want to do after high school? Research shows that students with goals and plans do better in school, and they are more likely to graduate and succeed. This year Timberstone 7th and 8th graders completed career assessments offered through the Ohio Career Information System – Junior (OCIS
-Junior). These assessments were administered in Technology and Computer Applications classes.
Students reviewed their results and spent class time exploring information about careers in which they
received high scores or careers of interest to them. Information in OCIS-Junior assists students in
looking at who they are and who they are becoming and help students identify school, career, and life
goals. Students are encouraged to share their assessment results with their parents and to use the career assessment information available in OCIS-Junior from home as they plan for their future success.
8th grade students are encouraged to use their career assessment results in selecting high school
elective classes.
Parents and students can log on to OCIS at https://ocis.org/Portal.aspx. Passwords are, sy followed by
the student ID number. For example, sy454545. User names are the month of birth spelled out and
beginning with a capital letter followed by the date in two digits and the year in four digits.
For example, May032001.
Honor Roll Sundaes
Students who made the Timberstone Honor
Roll will be treated to sundaes on Wednesday,
February 4th. Members of the Timberstone
Parent Organization will help us with the
scooping honors.
Students make the Honor Roll by achieving at
least a 3.5 average or above. A list of the
Honor Roll students is contained in this
Newsletter.
A Friendly Reminder To
All My DynaCal Users
We would like to remind all of you who
are using the My DynaCal Feature of
DynaCal to keep your profile as
up-to-date as possible.
Please verify that your email address,
phone number, and carrier are all accurate.
Doing this will ensure that all your requested Email and/or Text Alerts will be
received.
Student Pick-Up/Drop-off
Please follow the student drop off/ pick up procedures. Students should not be dropped off in
front of the building between 7:45 -8:15 am and 2:45 - 3:15 pm.
This procedure for traffic flow is designed for student safety and we appreciate your cooperation with the process. Picking up and dropping off your child at the west end of the building
has eliminated students darting between buses to get into the parent’s car.
Most of our students and parents have been cooperative throughout this process. We
appreciate your concern and support.
6th Graders entering 7th Grade
for the 2015-2016 School Year
Immunization-Tdap Vaccine
Ohio School Vaccination Requirements now include a Tdap (Tetanus, Pertussis, and Diptheria vaccine) booster shot for all children entering 7th grade. Please plan now to
make sure that your child is up-to-date!
Parents are encouraged to make an appointment with their child’s doctor, or to visit a Shots 4
Tots immunization clinic. Shots 4 Tots offers 12 monthly clinics around the Lucas County
area. For a complete list of locations, visit lucascountyhealth.com or call the Shots 4 Tots
Hotline at 419-213-4121.
To verify that your student received their Tdap vaccine, a
form is attached with this newsletter.
Library News. . . . . . . .
Dear Parents and Families:
Reading is the most important skill you can teach a child. Of all the skills kids learn, it is the one
you can influence the most.
We invite you to visit our Scholastic “Under the Sea” Book Fair and experience a celebration of
reading that provides families the opportunity to get involved in a universal mission: encouraging
kids to read every day so they can lead better lives.
Our Book Fair is part of a reading event that brings to school a wonderful selection of fun, engaging, and affordable books kids want to read. Giving kids access to good books and the opportunity
to choose books will motivate them to read more. And like most acquired skills, the more kids
practice reading, the better they’ll get.
Reading is vital to every child’s success, and it’s the door opener to the 21st century for all children. Since there will never be a substitute for a parent’s direct involvement in his/her child’s education, please make plans to visit our Book Fair.
Book Fair Dates: March 16-20, 2015
Shopping Hours: 7:30 am – 3:30 pm
Special Events:
Spring Open House Celebration of Creativity
March 18, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Before you visit the Book Fair be sure to download the FREE Book Fairs App to help you find the
right fit books for your student. For more information, visit: scholastic.com/apps/bookfairs. And if
you’re all booked up during Book Fair week be sure to visit the Book Fair online. Access the
online Book Fair at www.timberstonewolves.com. The online Book Fair is accessible from
March 11th-March 31st.
We look forward to having you participate in our Fair, and remember, all purchases benefit our
school.
Wednesday,
March 18, 2015
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
You’re Invited to…
Featuring
8th Grade Art Show
7th/8th grade Choir
Band/Orchestra Ensembles
Theater Performances
Tech Demonstrations
G.A.T.E. Projects
Science Projects
Social Studies Displays
Math Displays
World Culture Displays
Reading Service Projects
Book Fair
Timberstone’s
Spring Open House
Celebration of
Creativity
Silent Auction-featuring
student–created paintings
Refreshments Provided
We hope to see you
7th Grade Boys Basketball Team—NLL Championship
Congratulations to our Boys 7th grade Basketball team on their NLL Championship title! The
boys had a remarkable undefeated, 18-0 season!! Way to go Wolves!!!
Kendall Marshall
Cameron Awls
Logan Danzeisen
Trent Simms
Deante Armour
Dillin Leininger
Rafe Bourbeau
Dylan Moores
Danny Gehling
Nathan Taylor
Robbie MacKinnon
Erik Anarmetov
Power of the Pen News . . . . . .
Congratulations to the following Power of the Pen team members who will be competing at
Regionals on March 11th, at Lourdes University. These students were in the top 50% of all
writers at the District Competition, held here at Timberstone in January. The students are:
Rena Salman, Nicole Arvanitis, Taylor Legall, Nirmiti Shah, Drew Smeltzer, Ashley
Draeger, Ashley Le, Lauren Smith and Abby Royfman.
We would also like to congratulate Nicole Arvanitis who had none of her pieces chosen by
the State Program Director and found, Lorraine Merrill, as a Best of Round. After each District Competition, Mrs. Merrill, the founder of the program chooses one piece per round as her
favorite. Nicole has received quite an honor!
Activity and Program Flyers on District Website……...
Please note that all flyers for activities and programs can be accessed on the E-Flyer page on
the District website: http://sylvaniaschools.org/e-flyers. Parents can bookmark the page or
access it from the website from the dropdown menus: Our School District and For Parents. It
is also available from each school page (listed in the ‘Our School District’ menu at the left).
Art News . . . . . . . .
Congratulations go to Lauren Manore - gr. 8! Her art was chosen to be displayed in the
Young People's Art Exhibition at the Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus , OH. from
Feb. 28- March 21st. There are 9 regions representing the state of Ohio, and the show includes
120 student artworks from all over the state. It is a great honor for any student to have work in
this show!
Lauren will be invited to attend a Recognition ceremony on March 14, 2015 in Columbus!
Congratulations to Jessalyn Cruz-gr.8 for the State Youth Art Month winner in Columbus.
Local Northwest Ohio Youth Art Month winners—On display in the Wolfe Gallery at Maumee
Valley Country Day School March 2-30, 2015. Artist reception is on March 8th. Congratulations to the following: Ashley Draeger-7th, Lauren Smith-8th, Maddie Lumm-7th,
Elizabeth Artino-7th, William Delo-8th, and Trevor Kruszynski-8th.
Honor Roll
2nd Quarter
6th Grade
Ezzat Abdel Khalek
Yousef Abdel Khaleq
Connor Applin
Trenton Arvay
Olivia Assenmacher
Rico Beans
Jaden Bittel
Cole Blaze
William Bohmer
Isley Brown
Tongyu Cai
Sophia Chan
Scott Chen
Quinton Clum
Nicolas Conway
Alyssa Cruz
Neeraja Dave
Olivia DelVerne
Kaleb Demaline
Benjamin Doenecke
Megan Dona
Emma Dukate
Hannah Eggenschwiler
Elizabeth Evans
Logan Farschman
Caiden Genot
Nathaniel Gore
Theodore Gothier
Ryah Haidar
Haroon Hasan
Yusuf Hassab Elnaby
Paige Howell
Samuel Ingham
Salma Jarouche
Gabriella Johnson
Alexander Kagan
Simon Karim
Brenna Kelsey
Hayden Kilgore
Anna Knauf
Clare Kwiatkowski
Sadie Landis
Knickolas Laux
Tristan Lee
Brooke Leininger
Dawei Liu
Kaitlyn Long
Jacob Lowe
Thomas MacKinnon
Madeline Maloney
Andrew Mathias
Caleb McNeal
Jenna Melville
Audrey Miller
Andrew Miller
Kevlito Minor
Jessica Molitor
Ethan Music
Piper Nicely
Amaan Omer
Nicolette Owen
Jenna Owens
Grant Pahl
Joshua Pawlicki
Anthony Pham
Lucas Podolsky
Aaron Puterbaugh
Marissa Ray
Isabelle Remley
Lily Rieman
Jane Ryan
Tim Salman
Michael Sampson
Jaron Simon
Colin Smith
Mira Smith
Sean Smith
Alexander Steenrod
Darrell Taylor
Tyler Thompson
Ava Tuschman
Spencer Tyo
Madison Wallace
Kennedy Warnecke
Lauren Welt
Abigail Williams
John Wolbert
Kendall Wright
Jamie Wu
Cameron Young
Honor Roll
2nd Quarter
7th Grade
Kulsoom Ahmad
Zayyan Ali
Jaezene Latizsa Ambucay
Elizabeth Artino
Nicole Arvanitis
Jenine Ball
Joseph Biddle
Ashley Blackford
Alayna Bollinger
Rafe Bourbeau
Hannah Casanova
Dominic Castaldi
Danielle Chopp
Madeline Clum
Caroline Cooper
Amanda Cross
Logan Danzeisen
Amy Dong
Leah Elzeeb
Dennis Filatoff
Jacob Fisher
Jessica Fisher
Megan Galambos
Catherine Gebers
Daniel Gehling
Benjamin Golding
Lindy Griesinger
MacKenzie Hamill
Tenley Hartford
Abigail Heisler
Samantha Hirsch
Marilla Hulls
Isabelle Huss
Caroline Ide
Katelyn Imbrock
Ross Imbrock
Henna Jarouche
Alexa Kessler
William King
Kayden Landis
Taylor Legall
Ethan Livingston
Lydia Loch
Gabrielle Lowenstein
Madison Lumm
Robert MacKinnon
Jordyn Maroszek
Nicholas Marsalek
Madelyn McArthur
Hannah Mehno
Michael Melville
Keelan Mills
Natalie Nagel
Brendan Newsom
Caitlin O’Shea
Sawyer Perry
Spencer Poczekaj
Madison Powers
Audrey Prisby
Nicholas Rogenski
Emma Rummell
Lexi Salley
Nadia Sayed
Nirmiti Shah
Vedika Singhania
Andrew Smeltzer
Elaina Smith
Alexander Snyder
Cesar Steele
Mikayla Szirony
Nathan Taylor
Grace Tefft
Maya Topoleski
Abigail Truman
Jonathon Truong
Tristen Turkopp
Kenneth Zhang
Phoebe Zhu
Madyson Zoltkowski
Honor Roll
2nd Quarter
8th Grade
Eric Anderson
Maira Andrabi
Lydia Applin
Joshua Bader
Brianna Barrand
Katherine Barricklow
Nicholas Blackmar
Kyle Blaze
Theodore Bugert
Leah Burke
Connor Bush
Megan Busse
Cherice Chan
Erica Cline
Dustin Craig
Jessalyn Cruz
Joshua Davenport
Jeremy Davis
William Delo
Nicole DelVerne
Cody Dietrich
Madeline Doenecke
Ashley Draeger
Jordan Edgar
Kari Evans
Iyah Fneiche
Jacob Forche
Joseph Golding
MacKenzie Grady
Jonathan Haase
Victoria Hagmeyer
Ananya Haldankar
Benjamin Heisler
Payton Helvey
Alexis Hough
Lila Jarouche
Kaleb Johnson
Madison Jones
Emilie Jump
Kylie Kamelsky
Sydney Kerr
Lexi Knight
Samietha Kummar
Cole Kwiatkowski
Ryan Lavrich
Ashley Le
Matthew Ley
Arthur Liu
Abigail Mann
Annsley Mann
Lauren Manore
Parker McClure
Katherine McNerney
Rachel Miller
Erin Mills
Melanie Monagan
Semire Neely
Megan Peng
Grant Perry
Nicholas Petrovski
Alex Pham
Jessica Potter
Emma Rieman
Lily Roth
Hope Roth
Abigail Royfman
Anna Scharf
Benjamin Schlachter
Braden Schwallie
Robert Schweighart
Alishbah Shoib
Vijay Singh
Lauren Smith
Madison Smith
Nia Snelling
Jacob Spurgeon-Hess
Matthew Stansley
Gary Sung
Anika Sweeney
Lily Sweeney
Joseph Turley
Kathryn Urrutia
Joshua Vaculik
Gabrielle Wandersee
Trevor Warns
Scott Warton
Wesley Wineinger
Jeanelle Wu
Serena Ysassi
Qualification Criteria for Timberstone Awards
Quarter Honor Roll – Grades 6, 7, 8
Quarter Honor Roll is for students who have maintained a 3.5 GPA or above;
having no failures.
Awards and Criteria for “Awards Night”
Grade 8
Advanced Achievement Award is for students who have earned all A’s in each of their classes
for the first three quarters of the school year.
President’s Awards for Educational Excellence is to recognize academic success in the classroom. The selection criteria are two fold:
1. Students are to earn a grade of all A’s in each class of their 6th, 7th, and 8th grade years or for
nice consecutive trimesters/quarters (6th, 7th, plus 3 quarters in their 8th grade years). Effective
for 2014-2015 school year the criteria will change and require students to achieve all A’s in
each of their 6th, 7th and first 3 quarters of their 8th grade years.
2. Advanced achievement on standardized test(s) or teacher recommendation for outstanding
achievement
Timberstone’s Pride of the Pack Award is awarded to students who meet high standards of
personal conduct and maintain ethics of care, respect and responsibility.
Archie Griffin Award developed by the Ohio High School Athletic Association is awarded to
the student who displays sportsmanship, ethics, and integrity. Students are nominated by
coaches and physical education staff; however nominees do not have to be involved in sports
programs to be nominated.
Grade 7
Advanced Achievement Award is for students who have earned all A’s in each of their classes
for the first three quarters of the school year.
Grade 6
Advanced Achievement Award is for students who have earned all A’s in each of their classes
for the first three quarters of the school year.
Academic Teams
All members of academic teams will be recognized. Photo plaques will be awarded to students
and teams that place first in leagues and/or tournaments.
Current 6th Graders entering 7th grade for
2015-2016 School Year
DISTRICT NEWS
March 2015
Ohio Graduation Testing
On March 16-20 both Northview and Southview High Schools will be administering the 10th grade
Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT). To help facilitate the testing, all students participating in the testing
will report at the normal start time.
Freshmen at both high schools will report at the normal start time on Monday and Tuesday to take
Ohio’s New State Tests. On Wednesday – Friday, freshmen will report on a two-hour delay.
Buses will follow their normal routes and times for students. Buses will not be running two hours
late. It is important that students find alternative transportation or plan on bus transportation at their
normal pick up time. A study hall will be provided for those students arriving on buses at the normal
start time. Regular classes will begin at 9:35 am for all students.
Educators of the Year for 2015
Do you know a deserving teacher, administrator or support personnel? Maybe one of the parents at
your child’s school has gone beyond the norm to help students and/or staff? In this newsletter is a
copy of the nomination form for you and/or your child to nominate that special person. Nominations
are also available online at www.sylvaniaschools.org Completed nominations are due by May 11.
Please send completed information to the Communications Office, 4747 N. Holland Sylvania Road,
Sylvania, Ohio 43560 or drop off at the school office.
E-Flyers
It’s official, the District has gone paperless when it comes to distribution of flyers for events
and activities sponsored outside of your child’s school. You can access them all via the Sylvania Schools website at www.sylvaniaschools.org/e-flyers, from your child’s school webpage,
or from the Parent Resource menu. Flyers are added weekly so make sure to check the page
often so you don’t miss exciting events and activities for your child.
Foundation News
Academic Excellence Foundation. The 24th annual banquet honoring five distinguished alumni:
David Drake, Burnham ’57; Dr. Caren Goldberg, Northview ’82; Anthony Rochte, Southview ’87;
Erin Peterson, Southview ’89; and James Bullock, Northview ’90. The Foundation will also be recognizing the 2014 Teacher of the Year, Alex Clarkson, and Legacy Award Winner, Brad Rieger.
The event will be held on March 13 at Sylvania Country Club. This event is by reservation only. If
you are interested in being a part of the evening, please call 419-824-8553 or email [email protected] to RSVP for the event.
Sylvania Athletic Foundation is seeking graduates of the Sylvania Schools – Burnham, Sylvania,
Northview or Southview - that have made their mark in sports while in the Sylvania Schools and beyond. The Foundation also honors retired coaches and supporters of the athletic programs in the
schools. Nominations are available online at www.supportsylvaniaathletics.com or call 419-824-8656.
The Foundation will honor nominees as part of the Northview-Southview football game in the fall of
2015.
Winter Weather is Still Here
When inclement weather is an issue, there are two decision points. The first one comes at 5:45 a.m.
when the Superintendent makes the decision to remain open, delay two hours, or to close. At times the
call may come later than 5:45 a.m. if the weather situation is still developing and we need additional
time to assess the roads. The second decision point comes by 7:45 a.m. when a final decision to remain open or close is made if warranted.
Please note that weather delays and closings are relayed to parents and staff via the local TV and radio
stations, by calling the closing/delay info line at 419-824-8696, on the District Facebook page, or via
electronic updates at www.cancellations.com. Alert calls will not be made for weather delays/closings.
For Parents…
21st Century Learning. Parents are invited to get an in-depth look on the new technology, programs
and activities taking place in the classroom on March 26, 7:00 pm at Arbor Hills Junior High. Learn
how your child’s classroom has been transformed through digital learning and the plans to make your
child ready for the careers of tomorrow.
Ohio New State Test Information. Reading about these tests with your children will help both of you
become more familiar with the format and will help your child(ren) feel more confident and know that
they have your support as they take their tests. See practice tests and other resource information at
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Testing/Testing-Materials
Autism Society of Northwest Ohio offers families workshops that are practical solutions for everyday challenges. http://www.asno.org/.
Annual Showcase Sylvania Expo, hosted by the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held
on March 23 at the Sylvania Sports & Exhibition Hall at Tam-O-Shanter,
9:00 am – 3:00 pm. An interactive children's area is just one of the over 150 vendors that will attract
about 4,000 people to the event.
Community News
22nd Annual Relay Challenge. Love the outdoors? Love to hang out with friends? Be a part of the
relay challenge team and run, walk, crawl or jog around the Timberstone track on May 9-10. Packets
are available in the SCAT office, 4747 N. Holland Sylvania Road. Contact the Sylvania Community
Action Team (SCAT) at 419-824-8588 or the school office for more details.
For the Kids…
Pool Fun. Five elementary levels of lessons are offered at the Northview pool as well as various activities and parties and junior high swim classes. Hours and details are available online at
www.sylvaniaschools.org or call 419–824–8718.
Tree City Film Festival. The third annual film festival will take place April 17- 19 at the Train Barn at
the Sylvania Historical Village. The festival includes the 50-Hour Challenge Films, 2015 Oscar Nominated Shorts, and the Shorties, produced by students in grades
K-12. For more information, go to www.sylvaniaarts.com
Summer School opportunities for students in grades 9-12 will be available during two sessions; session
one will run June 8 - June 25 and session two will run July 6 - July 23
at McCord Junior High. Information and registration will be available after spring break.
Creative Theater for Kids. Sylvania students in grades 4-12 are invited to attend drama classes sponsored by the Sylvania Community Arts Commission. Beginner and advanced drama classes begin in
March and run through May. www.sylvaniaarts.org/.
Sylvania Recreation is now accepting registrations for spring outdoor sports: soccer, lacrosse, baseball
& softball. To register go to: www.playsylvania.com or if you have questions, contact Sylvania Recreation at 419-882-1500.
Community Happenings
March 6
Sylvania Schools Parent Organization Meeting, Noon, Administration Office, 4747 N.
Holland-Sylvania Rd.
March 8
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME Begins – Spring ahead 1 hour
March 9
Board of Education Work Session, 5:00 pm, Administration Office
March 13 Academic Excellence Foundation Alumni Hall of Fame, 6:00 pm
March 16-20
Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT)
March 20 21st Century Learning at Arbor Hills, 7:00 pm
March 21 Sylvania Business Expo at Tam-O-Shanter, 9 am – 3 pm
March 23 Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 pm, at Southview High School
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